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PICTURES: Here’s How Iivo Niskanen Celebrates Athlete of the Year Award – On Stage and Off Stage

Posted by Tony Öhberg | January 18, 2019 9:23 am | News

PICTURES: Here’s How Iivo Niskanen Celebrates Athlete of the Year Award – On Stage and Off Stage

UPDATED: 01/21/2019 at 07:54

Skier Iivo Niskanen and his spouse, Saana Kemppainen, are nervously waiting for the results of who will be the Athlete of the Year at the Finnish Sports Gala in Helsinki Arena on January 17, 2019. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

Niskanen and his wife share a moment before Niskanen is going to step on the stage to receive his prestigious prize. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

Cheering. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

Niskanen also grabbed the prize for the Most Thrillings Sports Moment of the Year. The moment? 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Result: Olympic gold. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

Humble. Moved. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

Moist eyes. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

A beastly cheer. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

So many prizes and only two hands. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

Explosive cheers. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

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